Margin Call (1:49) 2011

After all the employees have left for the night, a young analyst uncovers startling and disturbing facts about his investment firm, they are on the brink of ruin. Pete calls his colleague and their boss back to the office. This unleashes a night of decision making - what will the course of action be for the next morning? Margin Call is set in 2008 just before the Wall Street scandals and collapse. We see the inner workings of an office where employees make lots of money in trading, living by the motto of being first, being smarter or cheat. The cast of the film are well known - Jeremy Irons, Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore and Stanley Tucci. Margin Call is a Kevin Spacey vehicle, he plays Sam who is loyal to the firm but has doubts about the course of action the firm will be taking. Jeremy Irons is perfect as the top boss John Tuld. This independent gem is a somber movie, sometimes technical in the financial dialogue but seems to be a realistic look at what happened with investment companies in 2008. This is definitely an art house film. This is definitely worth a rental.